Archer BE230 v2.6
Actively updated well evidenced
firmware is arriving about as often as it always has
18 days since the last release against a median gap of 43 (0.4x)
- Last firmware
- 11 September 2026 (18 days ago)
- Releases seen
- 8
- Update rhythm
- about every 43 days
- Support observed
- ≥1 year
- Vendor's promise
- no support period we can evaluate
- Patch latency
- not measurable — its changelogs name no CVE ids
Which one do I have?
TP-Link ships this model in more than one hardware revision, and they do not share firmware. The revision is printed on the label on the underside, usually after the model — Ver 1.0, V4.6. Getting it wrong is the easiest way to read the wrong answer here.
- Archer BE230 v1 (US) Actively updated 12 releases
- Archer BE230 v1.2 (US) Actively updated 8 releases
- Archer BE230 v1.26 (US) Actively updated 8 releases
- Archer BE230 v1.6 (US) Actively updated 12 releases
Firmware history
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Archer BE230(US)_V2.6_1.3.5 Build 20260812 11 September 2026
Release notes — disclosure 0.41
Modifications and Bug Fixes 1. Fixed PPPoEv6 related issue. 2. Fixed unstable 2.4Ghz Wi-Fi issue.
Archived page, fetched 29 September 2026
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Archer BE230(US)_V2.6_1.3.3 Build 20260618 30 July 2026
Release notes — disclosure 0.58
Bug Fixes: 1. Fixed an issue where OpenVPN client could not connect to the server under certain conditions. 2. Fixed an issue where the device might reboot automatically when SMB access was enabled for USB Storage Sharing. 3. Fixed an issue where IPv6 connection could fail under certain conditions. 4. Fixed an issue where clients could not connect when only a single Wi-Fi band was enabled under certain conditions. 5. Fixed an issue where traffic statistics for certain devices were displayed as abnormally high in the Tether app. 6. Improved system stability and security.
Archived page, fetched 11 August 2026
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Archer BE230(US)_V2.6_1.1.4 Build 20260119 13 May 2026
Release notes — disclosure 0.45
Modifications and Bug Fixes 1. Modify some UI parts to optimize the user experience. 2. Improved the compatibility with onemesh device. 3. Improved overall security and stability.
Archived page, fetched 29 September 2026
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Archer BE230(US)_V2.6_1.3.2 Build 20260212 29 April 2026
Release notes — disclosure 0.11
New Features/Enhancements: 1. Improved overall system stability and security.
Archived page, fetched 29 September 2026
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Archer BE230(US)_V2.6_1.1.3 Build 20251120 14 April 2026
Release notes — disclosure 0.45
Bug Fixes: 1. Fixed several VPN connectivity issues. 2. Fixed the bug that Wireless Schedule was not working as expected. New Features/Enhancement: 1. Added VPN Kill Switch function. 1. Enhanced device security and stability.
Archived page, fetched 29 September 2026
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Archer BE230(US)_V2.6_1.3.1 Build 20260106 11 February 2026
Release notes — disclosure 0.50
New Features/Enhancements: 1. Added support for Link Aggregation feature. 2. Added support for QoS configuration via the Tether APP. 3. Optimized the user experience of the IPv6 feature. 4. Improved the performance of the VPN feature. 5. Enhanced system security and stability. Bug Fixes: 1. Fixed several VPN-related issues. 2. Fixed several EasyMesh-related issues.
Archived page, fetched 29 September 2026
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Archer BE230(US)_V2.60_1.0.4 Build 20250519 18 July 2025
Release notes — disclosure 0.50
Bug Fixes: 1. Fixed some bugs related to WireGuard/L2TP VPN, traffic usage display and web UI login. 2. Fixed the bug that IPSec passthrough switch does not take effect. 3. Enhanced the security of device.
Archived page, fetched 29 September 2026
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Archer BE230(US)_V2.6_1.0.3 Build 20250407 17 June 2025
Release notes — disclosure 0.30
First firmware released.
Archived page, fetched 29 September 2026
Evidence
2 archived pages sit behind this record, the earliest read on 1 August 2026. Everything above was read from them, and each is kept byte for byte so it can be checked after the vendor edits the original.
Identifiers: marketing_name Archer BE230
Judged by lifecycle-1 on 29 September 2026.
How these verdicts are computed.